Kyiv vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$445
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
71
61
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 17% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6262nd and 6769th ($850 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Belarus, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4484th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Minsk

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Kyiv Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$10220

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850